Bee-culture apparatus.



H. H. ".FIALL'.l

BEE CULTURE APPARATUS.

APPLIUATION Hmm Nov. 24. 191s.

H. H. 'lIALILA BBE CULTURE APPARATUS.

APPLIUATIQN IIVLBD 11017.24. 1913.

Patented Aug. 25, '1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

@mi/meow@ HARRY H. ',iI-ILLE, OF MAYWOOD, MISSOURI.

ihm-CULTURE AEPAIRATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented aug. a5, 1914.

.application filed November 24,1913. Serial No. 802,730.

.To all whom' 'it may concern Be it known that l, HARRY H. THnLn, a citizen of' the United States, residing at Maywood, in the county of Lewis and State of Missouri, have invented. a new and useful Bee-Culture Apparatus; and I do herebyde`- Clare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled i'n the art to which it appertains to malte and use the same.

This invention relates to the art of bee culture, and more particularly to a new and useful feeder for bee hives.

An object of the invention is the provision of an automatic feeder of such a construction that the'feed or syrup may be regulated indiiferent quantities, and in any desired length of'time. For instance, a half pint, a pint, or quart, or three pints, or a half gallon, or all the feed may be fed in twelve or twenty-four hours, or in any other desired length of time.

l Another object of the invention is to improve thc structure of the feeder, shown, described and claimed in the application filed September 17, 1913, Serial No. 790,237. i

One of the features of the invention is thek provision of an elongated substantially flat hollow member having perforations in its upper faceat one'end, and a bottle holder atv the' other end. 'The feed is allowed to pass lfromthe bottle into the hollow member, and ooze up through said perforations where it 'is consumed by the bees in the hive, there be ing a slide for covering certain of said apertures or perforations, the slide adapted to'be set with relation to the graduation, whereby different quantities of feed may be fed in different periods of time.

ln practical fields the details of construetion may be subjected to alterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings :-ltl`igure 1 vis :a perspective view of a bee hive showing an improved feed apparatus as applied lthereto. FigzQ 'is an enlarged detail sectional'view. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the feeder apparatus removed. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the slide detached. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through the feed apparatus adjacent the slide 20 and through the same.v

Referring more articularly to the drawings, l designates -t ie usualforxnuu of bee hive having an entrance opening 2 at the base 'thereof for the bees. The forward portion oft-he base of the hive is provided with-a platform 3, on which the angular plate 4 of the elongated substantially flat hollow mein ber 5' restsor engages, the member 5 extending 'through .the entrance opening, and in. upon the interior of the hive. The upper face of the member 5 at one end thereof is provided withr a series of perforations 6 upwardly through which the feed, such as syrup'oozes. The hollow member 5 is provided with a flange 7 rising above the upper surface of the upper plate 8 of the hollow member. This flange is high enough to pre vent the syrup from running over and spreading on the floor of the interior of the hive. Rising-upwardly from the other endof the top plate 8 is aA syrup cup 10, in which any suitable wick 11 is arranged, whereby the feed may be fed into the hollow portion of' the member through the opening 11E. Extending vertically from a'series of U-shaped wire arms l2, so arranged as to support a bottle rectangular the syrup cup is ,in contour in cross section, or other suitable receptacle 13 in au upright -position, and ir'i'-4 verted. ,This bottle is designed to contain the syrup or other suitable feed, and isprovided with a valve member llihavin a stem 15, at the lower end of which a we ig t 16 issV provided.

When arranging the bottle in an inverted position", the .stem particularly the weight thereof engages the-bottom ofthe s rup cup, in order to unseatthe Ivalve mem er,so as to allow the feed to flow into the hollow portion of the member. z. l However, before placing the bottle or'oth'er receptacle in this vertical position in the syrup cup, the weight at the lower end of the stem of the valve member acts td hold the valve member closed. Each ehd of the angular plate 'It is provided withaslot 17. spaced-apart from the syrup cup a short distance is a flange'l, between which and the end fiange 19 of the' hollow mernbei` a slide is adjustably `mounted. 'This slide 20 vis constructed 'from a piece of sheet metal having ,forward and rear downwardly extending flanges 21 and 22 to slide against the upper surface of the top plate 8 of the member However, thefforward flange 21 is provided with a rearwardly extending part 23, adapted tocover the perforations 6, when the slide is moved forwardly. so as to cui .o -themipplv-of 'engage 'the slots l? olf the o moeite sides of the hroufrh some or all of 1de rods the slide, and esperiallp; tue r ,/nrdly extending' part ol the lang'e 2l is in Close contaet with the apn4 l e of f too plate l guid e rods also plate -l-, and between where the ride rods engage said slots l? andthe slide, said guide rods are slightly sprung' oownward ym-A wing lo their engagement- .under said lu to insure resiliency. @ne ot' the `guide rods is provided with a Series of lue' 333 or raised portions which engage or cooperate with the plate el for holding the guide rods and the slides in adjusted positions. @ne oi' the side'tlanges 7 or both have graduations 32, arranging 'from a pint to two quarts, and with relation to which the slide muy be adjusted.

vThe invention haring been set 'tort-l., what is claimed as new and use-lul is l. A feeder for-bee hives Comprisinga hollow elongated member., the upper plate of which at one end being provided with perforations and the surrounding harige, a slide having a yielding; a a adapted to cooperate 'with said i iorutions "for `Lontrolling the feedT guide rods und guides there- 'lor so constructed and arranged :is to cooperate yieldably with the slide to hold the yielding flange in he slide in Close Contact with the upper euri of the member .ace olf' the upper wall olf said hollow member, and-means for holding `the guide rods -nl the slide in adj usted positions.

EZ. A feeder for bee hives comprising hollow elongated member, the upper plate of which .at one end being1 provided 'with perllorations and the surrounding llange, a slide haring a y eldin Vlhinge adapted 'to cooperate with said 'sieriorations lor controllingthe feed, guide rods and guides theretfor so constructed and arranged as to eo- Lione?? operate yieldably with the slide to hold the yielding flange in the slide in close Contact with the upper surface of the upper wall of said hollow member, and a syrup cup including a feed receptacle Jfor the hollow member. l

3. A Jfeeder for a bee hive'comprising an elongated hollow member, the upper plate of which at one end being provided with .a series of -perfolations and a surrounding flange, a slide. `guided upon the surrounding flange, said slide having a rearwardly eX- tending yieldable llange to cooperate with said'perforationsfto control the flow of the deed, one end of' the hollow memberhaving a pla-te having slots'in its ends, ylugs projecting laterallyrrom the hollow member, guide rods; engaging -the slots .of the plate and yunder said lugs and attached-to the slide to hold the same and the yielding flange there- Aof closely in Contact with the upper plate of the hollow member, and aeeding receptacle for the hollow member.

il. A feeder for a bee'hive comprising an elongated hollow membentheu per .plate of which at one end being provi ed with a series of perforations-A and y:3. surrounding llange, a slide guided upon the surrounding flange, said slide having a rearwardly eX- tending yieldablc fla-nge to doperate with said perlorations to control the flow of the feed, one end of the hollow member having a plate having slots in' its ends, lugs projecting laterally from the hollow member, guide rodsl engagingr the slots of the plate Aand under said lugs and attached tothe slide to hold the same Aand the yielding flange thereof closely in Contact withthe upper plate of the hollow member, devioesupon one of ,the guide rods to hold the same and the slides in dilerent adjusted positions, a syrup cup at one end of the hollow memberV having spring arms, and a feed receptacleinoluding a. valve member supported in the syrup cup by said arm.

ln testimony whereof Il have signed -my naine to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. HARRY H. THLE. 

